Bible dictionaries

Ahihud

What Bible dictionaries say about “Ahihud”, one article after the other.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Ahihud - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

Brother (i.e., "friend") of union. (1.) A son of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:7).

(2.) Name different in Hebrew, meaning brother of Judah. Chief of the tribe of Asher; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan among the tribe (Num. 34:27).

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

The article in Easton + Webster 1828

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)

a-hi'-hud ('achihudh, "brother is majesty"):

(1) One of the chief men of the tribe of Asher. He was selected by Moses to help divide the land west of the Jordan (Nu 34:27).

(2) A son of Ehud of the tribe of Benjamin (1Ch 8:6,7). The text here is obscure and probably corrupt.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2

The article in ISBE 1915

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

(brother of renown).

The son of Shelomi and prince of the tribe of Asher. (Numbers 34:27)
Chieftain of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:7)

William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3

The article in Smith